While traditional penetration testing (pen testing) has long been the go-to method for identifying security gaps in a organization’s network and web application, a new approach has emerged: ...

BackTrack 5, code named “Revolution”, the much awaited penetration testing framework, was released in May 2011. It is a major development over BackTrack4 R2. BackTrack 5 is said to be built from ...

Cybersecurity incidents have been rising since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, which proves our cybersecurity defenses are still lacking. But there is at least one silver lining to these ...

Crowdsourced security has recently moved into the mainstream, displacing traditional penetration-testing companies from what once was a lucrative niche space. While several companies have pioneered ...

Rende is the founder & CEO of Rhymetec, a cybersecurity firm providing cybersecurity, compliance and data privacy needs to SaaS companies. Penetration testing (pen testing) is a cornerstone of ...

Cybersecurity automation has increased dramatically in the past few years, but penetration testing has remained stubbornly immune. While crowdsourced security evolved as an alternative to pen testing ...

If your job involves keeping applications or data secure, you know how important penetration testing can be in identifying potential weaknesses and vulnerabilities. But you may not know that classic ...

PEN testing identifies critical vulnerabilities and drives focused remediation efforts. Cyber deception makes tests more realistic and reveals detection gaps. Deception techniques generate actionable ...

Vulnerability Scanning vs Penetration Testing: What’s the Difference? Your email has been sent Many IT security terms have proved challenging to understand due to their similarities and contextual ...